Python Import Python File In Parent Directory

Question

I am working on a server, and I have a set of utilities that I want common to everything 'below' and 'beside' in the directory structure. It looks like this:

Server/
    server.py
    serverutils.py
    games/
        gamehandle.py
        __init__.py

I was wondering how I could import serverutils.py from gamehandle.py. Thanks in advance!

Edit:
I looked at the question here, and the answer I was looking for wasn't there. I solved my problem by placing an empty __init__.py file in the Server/ folder.

A similar question was asked, and answered [here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/714063/python-importing-modules-from-parent-folder) — Guilherme, Jun 12 '15 at 16:24
You need to make `Server` a package by giving it an `__init__.py` as well, and placing it in a directory on your `sys.path`. — BrenBarn, Jun 12 '15 at 16:24
@Guilherme yes, I looked at that, but couldn't figure it out — Jerfov2, Jun 12 '15 at 16:27

Emmanuel Jay · Answer 1 · 2015-06-12T16:29:01.600

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Something like :

import os
import imp

serverutils = imp.load_source("serverutils",os.path.join("..",'serverutils.py'))

or directly the full path, because the previous depend on where you launch you script from. The easier in server is to have a param file with the full path.

serverutils = imp.load_source("serverutils",full_path_to_serverutils_script)

edited Jun 12 '15 at 16:29

answered Jun 12 '15 at 16:26

Emmanuel Jay

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That might work, but I figured it out by placing an empty `__init__.py` file in Server/. Thanks though – Jerfov2 Jun 12 '15 at 16:28

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